Niallia tiangongensis’ belongs to a family already known on Earth, but it’s a brand-new species. Experts say it “defies ...

The microbe demonstrated resilience to space-specific stressors, including enhanced repair from radiation damage.

A pair of taikonauts have completed their first spacewalk aboard China's Tiangong space station, according to the China ...

Experts agree China is a valid threat to NASA's return to the moon plans. Here's why there is a rush to get SLS off the ...

Chinese rocket startup Space Epoch put on a show recently, with a demonstration test launch of their reusable Yanxingzhe-1 rocket booster.

Chinese scientists have discovered a new species of bacteria on board the Tiangong Space Station. According to a paper ...

The discoveries made in space do not always reach Earth immediately. In fact, the space stations that orbit our planet do so while inside they carry out different experiments that ...

According to China Central Television, the country's national broadcaster, taikonauts (Chinese astronauts) collected swab samples from the space station in May 2023, which were then frozen and ...

Chinese scientists discovered a novel strain of bacterium with “unique abilities” that allowed it to thrive on the Tiangong Space Station, according to a report. The newly named Niallia ...

China's discovery of Niallia tiangongensis, an evolving bacteria aboard the Tiangong space station, raises alarming concerns ...

Chinese researchers have named the new bacterial species Niallia tiangongensis. The microbe was found in surface samples from ...